开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
开创
kāichuàng
to start, to initiate
Characters in this word
创 chuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项改革开创了社区治理的新模式。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé kāichuàng le shèqū zhìlǐ de xīn móshì. This reform created a new model for community governance.
- 他开创了一家属于自己的小公司。 Tā kāichuàng le yì jiā shǔyú zìjǐ de xiǎo gōngsī. He started a small company of his own.
- 这位科学家开创了一个新的研究领域。 Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā kāichuàng le yí ge xīn de yánjiū lǐngyù. This scientist opened up a new field of research.
Related words
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 开学 kāixué to start school
- 离开 líkāi to leave
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 公开 gōngkāi public; open